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Una breve storia del vino

A Brief History of Wine

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Giancarlo Giancarlo Standard
Andy

Andy

Italian mature, expressive speaker with warm tones and shades

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Violetta

Violetta

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Giancarlo

Giancarlo

Italian middle aged, warm voice

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Manuela

Manuela

Warm, clear and versatile Italian voice

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The Spanish missionaries __________ vines at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769.
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In Georgia, the archaeologists have found ________ in clay jars that show wine production around 6000–5800 BC.
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The bubbles they change also __________ in the mouth: it seems lighter, sharper and more lively on the tongue.
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The pressing it separates the juice from skins and seeds—and this choice it changes __________ feeling in the mouth and aroma.
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the young wine it can soften _____ the main fermentation.
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_____ they diluted it with water, then they talked about taste, good manners and status.
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Just ______ on the vine, with nothing dramatic.
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This means _____ Italy it is not only “a wine style.”
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the sugar it increases, __________ it goes down, and the flavors they develop slowly.
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__________ the producers they keep it wet: they push it down or they pump juice over.
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The wine it became also __________
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they keep the grapes safe __________ so the right microbes they can work.
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_______ it cannot go out, so it dissolves in the wine.
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In the 1860s, Louis Pasteur he studied the spoilage __________ and the problems of fermentation.
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the press wine _______ it is darker, harder and more tannic.
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_________ planted near Sydney, and the first results they were uncertain.
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Here is the simple definition: the wine it is fermented grapes—that is grape juice _____ or must.
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they reduce chemical treatments, __________ cover crops between the rows and they support biodiversity—more insects, more birds, healthier soil.
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they do not replace the tasting—but they avoid __________
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Then the skins they are pressed, __________ the press wine.
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The grape “Mission” it spread with the cuttings (pieces of vine), and the vineyards __________ slowly from the missions to farms, towns and companies.
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But inside there is something that it waits: ______ acidity, water and scent.
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_____ the producer he creates a second fermentation.
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_________ the microbes to the problems and he pushed for cleaner practices.
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The taste it is direct—sometimes rough, sometimes sharp, _____ not yet balanced.
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